Digital archaeology

Staring at this text message for the past twenty minutes and I’m pretty sure I need a PhD in male communication to figure out what “cool, see you around” actually means.

Digital archaeology

Like, does that mean he wants to see me around? Or is he just being polite? And why did he add the comma? Is punctuation significant? Should I analyze the spacing?

This is what I get for finally working up the courage to text Jake from my anatomy study group. We’ve been doing this weird dance for weeks - sitting next to each other, sharing notes, him walking me halfway back to my dorm before mysteriously disappearing toward South Campus. So I figured, you know what, Elena? Be bold. Send a casual “want to grab coffee sometime?” message.

When one text message sends you into full dramatic mode.

His response has me questioning everything I thought I knew about human interaction. Carmen’s coming over in an hour and I’m definitely going to need her expert opinion on this archaeological dig through three words and punctuation. Maybe I should have stuck to anatomy - at least bones don’t send mixed signals.

Update: I just realized I’ve been staring at my phone so long the screen went black twice. This is either really pathetic or really dedicated. I’m going with dedicated.